Integration of mental health into primary health care in Uganda: Opportunities and challenges

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Kigozi, Fred N ^a,c   Ssebunnya, Joshua ^b  

^a Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Integration; Mental health; Policy; Primary healthcare; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTEGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 70349952049     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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